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International Journal of Epidemiology 2003;32:447-448
© International Epidemiological Association 2003

Public Health

Commentary: Should we not go further than descriptions of avoidable mortality?

W W Holland

Visiting Professor, LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, UK. E-mail: w.w.holland@lse.ac.uk

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The paper by Andreev and his colleagues1 is an interesting and thought-provoking article. It examines, in some detail, both trends and variations in the certified causes of death of a number of conditions which are considered to reflect either the quality and effectiveness of clinical care or the presence, and application, of national policies intended to reduce mortality from a number of behavioural risks, e.g. smoking, road accidents, and alcohol. The authors demonstrate that while death rates from these conditions . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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